The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-28
Measuring the Earth.

From Popular Science Monthly.
The earlier attempts OF calculating
the size OF theglobe were based on as.
Economical observations. 1t would
be difficult to say within what degree
of accuracy the figures then obtained
could have been relied upon, as the
units OF the measurement used by
these pioneers have been lost and
could not be compared with the units
now in use. One of the earliest ut.
tempts made at obtaining the actual
length of the earth's meridian bv q
direct measurement OF a portion ofthe
same was made in the sixteenth GEN.
tury by French doctor. The means
employed, though very ingenious,
would be considered perfectly clumsy
and inadequate by the modern scien-
tist. There was in this measurement
no attempt atmathematical precision
as understood i'll the present century,
and. considering the simplicity OF the
method employed by the doctor, it
is only to be wondered that no
greater error was obtained in
its final result. The measurement
consisted simply in driving from Paris
to Amiens and consulting the revolu-
tions Of the wheels OF the carriages,
and from this number of revolutions
OF the wheels obtaining the distance Of
the two cities, which could serve as O.
basis for calculating the length OF the
meridian. OF course, this calculation
could not by any means beconsidered
accurate, but, taking into account the
means employed, the result obtained
has subsequently been found to be
wonderfully precise. The most curl.
GUS thing about it is that what would
be considered grave errors and mex
actitudes were SO disturbed that they
almost compensated each other, and
the dimensions then obtained show
only slight differences with the dimen-
fions given by the most recent
measurements, Thus chance land no
better name could be found) permit
ted OF the same results, with only a
small final error, being obtained with
that crude method that are now OBJ.
tanned with the most precise instru-
ments and with the most complicated
calculations.
She legislatures OF Indiana and New
jersey are struggling to get organized
The trouble is a too close rate between the
two parties.
The jury at Kansas City In the case ol
Jennie Hedriok, charged with abetting in
the murder of William Donahue, he,
cousih, by Fred Priestly, her lover, return.
ed q verdict finding her guilty as an acces.
sorry before the fact,
Paul T, Perault, bookkeeper for tht
Joseph Bosch Brewing company OF Hough.
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Of stealing $4,000.
When the committee OF Irish Americana
Of New York decided to have dinner &c
DR.. James +. Kelley, tho prominent physi.
clan OF Dublin. they ip9ited Eugene Kelly
the banker, p. NJ. Haysrty, Henry George
and great many other, The dinner was
given, but Eugene Kelly and Mr.. Haverty
| we're not present. They hnd previously
informed the committee that they corlt
mot attend because Henry George wa,
/ among the guests.
lS Granville Prewitt was hanged at Monti
/ esMS,, KY, for the murder Of Jaryso Bucl
and sister on Oct. II, 1886.
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tally burhsd at Lima, Ohio, by q bucket 8
benzine upaetting and igniting.
4 q. A. Nim3,ocks, formerly proprietor o
the Detroit Tribune and of the Minneapo
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water, Ms-''-@sGw were married At the resi-
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